Sleeping Position: Left or Right?...But, when I sleep on my right side, I get a much better sleep overall....Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesSleepTriggersTips & Advice
Chemical COPD...’ve been to the hospital and they don’t understand that just because it might say you’re oxygen is 98% with oxygen on that you’re really getting that much...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
my dad is in the hospital with COPD...I guess that was because his breathing was so shallow that he couldn't exhale that much air at once?...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesEmphysemaEnd StageTips & Advice
Why are my father's SpO2 readings lower on BiPAP than nasal cannula?...His SPO2 was hitting 98 on the BiPAP and he was getting much better until he started coughing and couldn't dislodge any phlegm....Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Inhaler VS nebulizer...The inhalers cost a lot more but are much more convenient....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTreatment
morphine...dont know if thats the total reason but i am having much more trouble doing everything. this new doctor thinks i might get addicted....Reactions0reactionsComments23 repliesBreathing
Air purifiers ...Honeywell which works just fine but it is insufficient for the area and the environment is so dusty that I go through a filter every three weeks at 50 Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCostTreatmentBreathing
Pain in left chest and back when swallowing...They found a Cavity in my upper left lobe which is empty so now they have moved their focus to that. They will not treat my COPD either....Reactions0reactionsComments10 replies
Is it time for me to use a nebulizer?...My sleep has improved, but not much....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Respirologist & 7ft. Tubing....I have found that the #3 on the concentrator 25ft is so much weaker than on the 7ft tubing. It gets to me quicker than the other....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesHealthcare TeamTips & Advice
too many complications...So I'm told by my GP and the other medics that the surgeon may decide not to operate and that without the surgery "You will die" Not much to...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
How do you feel about going in public with O2 ?...I am 63 but look much less feel or think that way. I don’t know what to think or how to feel about all this....Reactions0reactionsComments14 replies
What’s WORSE: DIRECT SMOKING 🚬 🚬 — or — SECONDHAND SMOKE 💨 🚬💨🚬💨🚬? | 7:42 AM, EST Wed Jan 19, 2023 | HITE1955 With ‘ Doug ‘ INOGEN ONE G5......:42 AM, EST Wed Jan 19, 2023 | HITE1955 With ‘ Doug ‘ INOGEN ONE G5 | IO- 500: I always THOUGHT that FIRSTHAND SMOKING 💨 🚬💨🚬💨🚬💨🚬 was MUCH...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesEmphysemaChronic BronchitisSmoking
How do you deal with knowing what it's going to do to you, when your times up....And it will be the same for me, and it makes this harder being alone, because watching them struggle to just get some air to breathe and it puts so...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesEmphysemaProgressionMental Health
Emphysema patient...I recently completed 3 months of pulmonary rehab and my shortness of breath has gotten much worse....Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesBreathingEmphysemaPulmonary Rehabilitation
My nose canula falls out of my nos...I had my son change it back to my short green one that doesn't have this problem "as much."...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesDepressionBreathingCoping
Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Treatment of Subjects With Advance COPD...The study subjects receive MSCs from healthy young donors and are followed for one year. Jorge M....Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesResearch & Clinical Trials
Can starting oxygen therapy make you feel worse?...I feel that the oxygen is helping so much that when she takes it off her system is actually weaker and not able to handle the lower O2 Level....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
I'm Mom So I'm Expected To Do Everything...I just don't have as much energy and short of breath often. No coughing. I just wanted to talk so, thanks for listening. Excited to fi d this forum....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
